Hinge.



B. P. OMAR.

HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1910.

1,016,171.. Patented Jan,3o,1912.

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BENJAMIN E. OREAR, OE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIG-NOR OF ONE-HALF TO OLIVER H. QUERNHEIM, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

HINGE.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 30, 1912.

Application filed January 29, 1910. Serial No. 540,897.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. OREAh, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a new and useful Hinge, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hinges, and it consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts herein shown, described and claimed.

The object of this invention is to produce a hinge of strong and efficient construction, arranged to swing the door to closed position and to open position from a point intermediate of such positions.

There are other objects and advantages to be attained by this invention, all of which will appear from the following description, reference being made to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a sectional view of the hinge,

showing the relation of the parts to a door and door frame. Fig. 2 is a view of the hinge, with the top plate of the hinge removed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the hinge detached from the door.

The width of the housing 1 is -substantially equal to the thickness of the door, and is formed with one end rounded to conform to the rounded edge of the door. An eXtensicn 2 constitutes means for attachment of the housing to the lower edge of the door, it being well toA mention that the housing as shown is constructed and intended to be used at the lower end of the door. It will be clear, however, that it may be used in connection with either the upper or lower portions of the door with slight modifications within the skill of any mechanic. In either instance the housing may be provided with an extension 6 which constitutes an additional means for attachment to the door. The top of the housing consists of a plate 3 to be fastened on the housing and to constitute therewith a bearing for the hinge pivot member 4. Said plate has a notch in its end to afford locking engagement with the extensions 6 whereby said plate will be held firmly in position. The pivot member has its upper end mounted in a bearing in the plate 3 and its lower portion protruding through the bot-tom of the housing and adapted to be engaged in a squared hole in the bracket 5 which is at- `from any intermediate point.

tached to the door frame, and constitutes the supporting part of the hinge.

The pivot member 4 is provided with a lateral extension 7 which supports a part 8. Vhen all parts are assembled the extension 7 occupies an oblique position in the housing, as shown in Fig. 2, the part 8 being at one side of the center of said housing. A strong spring 9, of the expansion type, is mounted in the housing, having one end bearing against the end of the housing, and held under compression by an abutment member 10 extending into the spring, and having a shoulder 11 serving as an abutment for the end of the spring. Said shoulder has a notch 12 in its end to receive the part 8 in the manner shown in Fig. 1. y The parts so assembled are effective to hold the door either closed or open, and to actuate the door to the nearest of'said positions Thus in Fig. 2 the solid lines show the position of the parts when the door is closed, and the dotted linesv show their position when the door is open, it being clear that the door will be actuated to one of said positions from any point intermediate thereof.

It will be seen that a hinge of this type permits the door to be formed with a rounded edge that will operate against a close tting part of the doorframe as shown in Fig. 1. This adjustment is so close as to prevent the insertion of relatively large objects, and to render the hinge especially meritorious for use in schools, etc., where the children frequently sulier injury to their 1ingers by being caught by the doors of the usual construction. I do not restrict myself to any specific construction or use of the hinge, since 1t is obvious that there are many uses to which it may be applied, and that there are many alternative constructions embraced within the scope of the invention.

lhat I do claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent isl. A hinge comprising a bracket arranged to be attached to the door frame, a hinge pivot member having locking connection with said bracket whereby said pivot member will be held against rotation with respect to said bracket, a housing arranged to be attached to the door and rotatably supported on said pivot member, an arm rigid with said pivot member inside said housing and extending obhquely toward one side of said housing, a single abutment near the end of said arm, an expansion spring in said housing, and an abutment member encircled by said spring, and bearing against the single abutment on said arm, substantially as specified..

2. A hinge comprising a non-revoluble hinge pin,a housing receiving and arranged to turn on said hinge pin, a single arm 0n said hinge pin Within said housing, an eX- panson spring in said housing, a rod en- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

circled by said spring, and a single bearing part formed on said rod and bearing against the said single arm, substantially as specified.

In Witness whereof I have signed this specification this 18th day of December, 1909, in the presence oftWo Witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. CREAR. [1.. s]

Titnesses J. D. RIPPEY, L. C. KINGSLAND. 

